December 31, 2021 - On December 15th Toronto City Council voted to permanently keep ActiveTO bikeways and committed to install and upgrade about 100 km of meaningful bikeway projects across the city over the next three years (up from 65 km in the last three) – an unprecedented commitment from Transportation Services (read more here).
City staff have even released a Transportation Equity Lens Tool, an important new framework to guide project prioritization.
Cycle Toronto has worked hard to advocate for many of the priorities listed in the City’s 2022-2024 plan, and we are thrilled to see our recommendations adopted by the City. This has taken years of organizing, and we could not have gotten here without your support.
Cycling Plan Update (2022-2024): Every single one of our Move365 Connect campaigns are slated to move forward as well as many other neighbourhood routes and several other major roads. Details below.
TransformTO: The goal for net-zero emissions is now 2040, moved up by ten years, with an interim target of 75% of work/school trips under 5 km will be taken by walking, cycling, or taking transit by 2030.
Read about what’s ahead and what actions you can take to ensure a better future for cycling in Toronto here.